Author: Happy Hills Homestead

There are always unexpected challenges on the homestead. This winter, a great horned owl decided that it wanted to take up residence in and around our chicken coop. For about a week, everyday when we would need to go the chicken coop for chores, the owl was perched on a post that is located next…

Another week of planning for spring. This is one of the busiest times of the year for us. There are so many things that all need to happen around the same time. We have baby chicks coming, baby bunnies being born, garden planning, and many other things going on. This also tends to be a…

Spring is on the way! Lots of melting going on at the homestead. We still have a good coating of snow on the ground, some spots still have over a foot. The geese, swans and song birds are back in the area. We had a flock of 10 geese fly over the house yesterday! I…

This week we have been doing a lot of planning for our expansion. We are seriously considering getting goats for milk and meat some time later this year or next year. Over the years on the homestead we have met some amazing people and they have become great resources for us. We have plans to…

The weekly update is back! We slacked for about three months and now it’s time to get back on track with things. In the past three months, not a whole lot has happened here at the homestead. But we will try to get you up to date with everything in this one long post. There…

This is a great recipe! Our family has been making this recipe for years with chicken. We are always looking for new things to use rabbit meat in and gave this a try. It turned out great! Leftovers freeze and reheat nicely. Here is what you will need: 4 cups cooked rabbit meat (or chicken)…

This is a recipe that is usually made with chicken. We make it with both rabbit and chicken here on the homestead. Both ways are amazing! This recipe is for two pot pies so cut it in half if you only want one. Check out the freeze option at the bottom of the recipe before…

Someone asked us once how much it would cost to replace one of our meat rabbits. It was difficult to give an answer to that question because I value my rabbits in a much different way than a pet owner would value a rabbit. This came about because one of our neighbors dogs got into…

This is probably not the feature image you would imagine a Minnesota homestead would have in December. The cold weather has arrived and we feel like it is here to stay for the season. Which in some ways is nice. Now you we don’t have to wonder if we need a jacket and boots to…